This was the very first audiobook I ever listened to. That is, the abridged cassettes read by Denis "Wedge Antilles" Lawson, a long time ago, a couple states away. Now, finally, a perfect audiobook experience is available in this unabridged version of Heir to the Empire. This story was great when I read it back in high school, and is even better now! I always considered Timothy Zahn's trilogy to be Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, although they aren't officially recognized as such.
The sound effects were distracting at first, because I don't hear many effects in other audiobooks, but considering the sounds and music are from Star Wars ( tattooed on my brain since childhood), I found them to actually enhance the story. This is my first listen to Marc Thompson ever, and it's no wonder why he does all the Star Wars narrations. Perfection! This is quite possibly the best audiobook I have ever heard. Bring on Dark Force Rising and The Last Command! The Force is most definitely with us...

The individual voices were spot on. The new characters were perfectly in line with the Star Wars series. A must read (listen)!

Great for fans.

Kashyyk, no question.

No, but very few do

Listening to this book is like watching a movie with the video turned off, there are tons of effects, every voice is by a different actor. I've never heard an AB quite like this but really enjoyed the change. Will listen to the whole series now.

Definitely.
It's compelling, fun, and bring you back to what Star Wars was before the Prequels!

Grand Admiral Thrawn! he's my favorite EU character of all time.
He's smart, interesting, and has so much going for him. He's the Palpatine of the non-force-users.

It will always be Han. Just awesome.

I don't get moved by Films (with the exception of Act of Valor), Books, etc.

This was my favorite Star Wars book since the moment I read it for the first time. In the Star Wars cannon the films can overwrite any EU materiel, I loved this this book so much that I categorize any thing else that may contradict this novel as non-cannon.

Anyways after This was released i had to listen to it and Marc does a fantastic job bringing the characters to life. If you say your a Star Wars fan then read/listen to this! That's an Order!

This was an incredible story. Zahn extended the Star Wars universe seamlessly and Marc Thompson breathes life into this great work.

The saga continues. The worse part about the Star Wars movies is that they end. Heir to the Empire continues the story keep fans satiated.

Marc Thompson does an incredible job brining all the characters to life. Admiral Thrawn is one of the coolest villains I've ever come across. Thompson also does a great job as Han Solo.

The Storm of Thrawn.

I loved the book but we need the rest of the Trilogy in the Unabridged version so we can continue the whole story

Wow, what an amazing production!

I'm blown away by the quality and the performance that Marc Thompson has done.

loved this book and will listen to all in this series....best book so far. mad props!

There are lots of background sound effects and use of music to really assist in the theatrics of classic star wars.

This is a no-brainer if you're a Star Wars Fan. Even though there will be soon some debate as to the "Canonical" continuation of the series once the next movies come out, Heir to the Empire has been considered the continuation of the Star Wars movies. It will take a lot to change that for me. Great storywriting, plot and character development.

The narration performance is amazing. No way around that. Easy to understand and follow, and very engaging!